Legal Opinion
In re the Complaint & Petition of International Marine Development Corp.
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided May 21, 1971No. Civ. A. Nos. 3878, 3879 and 3992PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIXON, District Judge.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1
These three consolidated actions arose out of Hurricane Camille which struck the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi on the night of August 17 and the early morning of August 18, 1969. The various claimants except India Supply Mission, cargo owner aboard the HULDA, in-each of these three actions which were tried to the Court contend that the owners of the SS HULDA, SS SILVER HAWK and SS ALAMO VICTORY were liable for their respective damages and injuries on the theories of (1) negligence (a) by remaining in the Port of Gulfport and not putting out to open sea…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mrs. Edith Boudoin v. J. Ray McDermott & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Dammers & Van Der Heide Shipping & Trading (Antilles) Inc. v. Steamship Joseph LykesDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1969
- Coastal States Petrochemical Co. v. Montpelier Tanker Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1970
3Cited by5 opinions
- Asphalt International, Inc. v. Enterprise Shipping Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- In The Matter Of: The Complaint And Petition Of International Marine Development Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Martin v. International Marine Development Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- President of India v. International Marine DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Complaint and Petition of International Marine Development Corp., a Liberian Corp., as Owners of the Ss Hulda, in a Cause of Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, Civil and Maritime. James P. Martin and James B. Martin, D/B/A Port Marine Supply v. International Marine Development Corp., Complaint and Petition of Oneida Steamship Company, Inc., a New York Corp., as Owners of the Ss Silver Hawk, in a Cause of Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, Civil and Maritime. James P. Martin and James B. Martin, D/B/A Port Marine Supply v. Oneida Steamship Company, Inc., Complaint and Petition of the United States of America, as Owner of the Ss Alamo Victory, for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability. James P. Martin and James B. Martin, D/B/A Port Marine Supply v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972